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February 03, 2009

Family Vacation to Nassau/Paradise Island in the Bahamas

Bahamas: Nassau/ Paradise Island, Family Vacation Ideas – Beach
Time, Dolphin Encounters, and a Pirate Adventure.
Azure water and marvelous white
sand beaches combined with lively music, tropical cuisine, and friendly people
to create the perfect tropical playground for kids of all ages. From water
slides and a lazy river to dolphin encounters, snorkeling and a horse-drawn
carriage ride – family fun comes easy.

We have assembled a family
vacation activity list to make imagining the fun easier. You can do everything or
do nothing at all. Either way the sunshine, soft sea breezes, gorgeous beaches,
great sea food, enchanting music will make the trip worthwhile. Just remember
the sunscreen and it will be alright.

Escape for a day to Rose Island. Within the vicinity of Nassau are hundreds
tiny islands ideal for day trips. Nearby but remote enough to provide the
feeling of being lost in the Gulf Stream – no cell phone reception, TV
antennas, or high tower tropical resorts to blot the tranquility.
Sand crabs
scurry along the beach, pelicans glide over the waves, and palm trees cast
dramatic shadows on the sand. It’s an easy escape from the busy centers of
Nassau and Paradise Island to Rose Island. Robinson Crusoe Shipwreck Cruises operates a triple
deck catamaran to the island where guests are encouraged to just chill out - relax
on the white sand beach, snorkel along the shore over coral reefs, explore tide
pools, join a game of volleyball, go kayaking, or hike inland along palm shaded
pathways. The day excursion includes a tropical lunch buffet with unlimited
wine & lemonade/fruit punch.

Travel at the speed of Bond.Not
exactly in the style of James Bond but fun nonetheless, Powerboat Adventures sweeps
passengers off to the Exuma cays for a day of wild encounters with nature and
plenty of memories to share with kids.Traveling across the water at 40 plus MPH makes the transition time
quick, easy and slightly thrilling. Secluded Allan's Cay is the first stop.
Passengers get a firsthand look at the endangered Bahamian Dragon during a scheduled
feeding session. Next stop a private island paradise, Ship Channel Cay, where
passengers disembark to enjoy the beach, the tide pools and get a chance to meet
indigenous wild boars. Refreshments are provided at a tiny island cottage and
there is plenty of time to explore the island. Bonus points: Get your water camera ready because the high point
for many is the coming of the stingrays. During the feeding everyone is invited
to participate, really! Save your film because the stingray session also
attracts Caribbean reef sharks, nurse sharks and lemon sharks for their own
feeding session managed by an island guide. It’s bit of wild kingdom in the
shallows.

Count
the fishes, name the shells. Appropriately named, Atlantis (on
Paradise Island) is the home of amazing aquariums and lagoons. For guests of the resort, the water
features come with the vacation but if you’re staying elsewhere on
Nassau/Paradise Island, you can arrange to tour the resort to see its more than
500,000 marine creatures. Fish feedings take place everyday but Monday and sea
life observation is effortless. A series of underwater tunnels allow eye to eye
contact with sharks, stingrays, moon jellies and piranhas. Bonus points: For water lovers, Atlantis is also the location of
the 141-acre waterscape, Aquaventure one of the world’s largest water-themed
attractions in the world. The state-of-the-art complex includes water slides, a
mile-long river ride with high intensity rapids, wave surges, and special
effects.

Swim
with the dolphins. Part of the Atlantic Resort’s water world is an extraordinary 14-acre dolphin
habitat -Dolphin
Cay Atlantis. The manmade water habitat, one of the largest of its kind in the world, has set anew benchmark for dolphin encounters.From sharing time during docile shallow water
play to high energy deep water antics, it is all about learning and having fun
with dolphins. The extensive complex offers six interactive programs, including
several dolphin encounter options, plus Sea Lions - Behind the Scenes, Trainer
for a Day, and Sea Keeper.
Need to know. Because group sizes are
limited, advance reservations are strongly recommended. Bonus points: Dolphin Cay has a series of electronic interactive
learning stations where visitors may read about our dolphins rescued from
Hurricane Katrina, or learn more about dolphins in the wild and what needs to
be done to protect them. Admission is free and open to all visitors of
Atlantis. Meet the dolphins of Blue
Lagoon Island. A 20-minute scenic boat ride begins the dolphin adventure
set amidst a tropical island setting with the makings of a movie set. In fact
some of the aquatic residents of Blue Lagoon have film time to their credit.
Once on the island the participants receive an entertaining yet practical
orientation about dolphin and sea lion encounters. The facility offers several
dolphin encounters including a high-energy deep water swim concluding with a
awesome foot –push, and a shallow water hands-on encounter that is both
educational, andfun. Blue Lagoon Island
is also the home of several gregarious sea lions that meet, greet, and nuzzle
visitors who are standing on submerged platforms at the edge of the lagoon. Bonus points: So that participants can
enjoy the experience without the distraction of cameras, a professional photo
& video staff captures the action of each encounter.

Feed the birds, meet a snake. This is definitely a fun stop for families.
Petit in size but grand in experience Ardastra Gardens & Zoo is the
only zoo in theBahamas. Within the five-acre tropical nature reserve
you will find awesome gardens and plenty of colorful residents including
geckoes, Eclectus parrots exotic
pheasants, Red-breasted geese, andBahamian boa constrictors.
Trainers stroll the tropical walkways introducing visitors to raptors and
parrots and encouraging interaction. Check out the wild cats on your own (no
introduction needed). Look for the Great Horned Owl named Shadow, and the cute Vietnamese
pot-bellied pig called Lulubelle. Bonus
points: For an awesome photo opportunity don’t miss the flamingoes. Three
times each day it is possible to watch native flamingos "marching" on
command - forward march, pick it up, about face. Afterwards, make tracks to the Lorry parrot
exhibit and participate in the bird feeding by hand.

Ahoy mates, step aboard! Who doesn’t love a feisty pirate adventure? While not exactly a
scenario set for Johnny Depp, Pirates of Nassau (locateddowntown) has created a mini
adventure on a re-created pirate ship known as Revenge. The pirate ship museum experience is both fun and
interesting. The Golden Age of Piracy spanned three decades
from 1690 to 1720 and during those years Nassau was at a safe haven for the
rogues of the sea. Learn facts
and fiction about life on the sea and what really happened to real-life
pirates, many of whom sailed to and from the Bahamas. Hear about notorious
pirates Calico Jack, Black Beard, Black Bart, Mary Read, Anne Bonny, and arch-pirate Charles Vane.

Make it happen. It’s an easy escape for families who want to relax and soak in
the Caribbean without the long plane trip. Nassau is about 40 minutes by air
from Miami and there are daily direct flights, not only to Miami but to Fort
Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and other cities in the U.S. There are frequent
direct flights to and from London, U.K. and Toronto, Canada.Need to know: New U.S. government regulations
require all adults and children (even newborns) to have a valid passport for
all international travel by air to The Islands of the Bahamas. If you have a
question, a Bahamas passport team member may be reached toll-free at 1-800-523-7682
– really there are no recordings during active call center hours8:00 AM to 8:00 PM EST weekdays, 9:00 AM to
5:00 PM EST Saturdays and 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST Sundays. Nassau/Paradise
Island - Get the whole picture at www.NassauParadiseIsland.com

Comments

Make Nassau your beach vacation destination. Find out more about the diverse hotel amenities that each of Nassau's hotels and resorts have to offer. Don't delay your vacation plans; come discover Nassau's historic charm and the spectacular scenic views that will surround you at each of the breathtaking resorts and hotels that are available on the Island. When you stay at a Nassau resort or hotel, you'll be just a short walk from downtown, all while keeping every bit of paradise right at your fingertips.

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i like this part of the post:"Feed the birds, meet a snake. This is definitely a fun stop for families. Petit in size but grand in experience Ardastra Gardens & Zoo is the only zoo in the Bahamas. Within the five-acre tropical nature reserve you will find awesome gardens and plenty of colorful residents including geckoes" is very good

i like this part of the blog:" Dolphin Cay has a series of electronic interactive learning stations where visitors may read about our dolphins rescued from Hurricane Katrina, or learn more about dolphins in the wild and what needs to be done to protect them. Admission is free and open to all visitors of Atlantis. " is very good

chips and other food should definitely be part of your list when you're out going to the beach. LOL. but you know another important thing you can't forget is a camera to capture the moments! hahaha.
last time, my kids and I went to El Cid Vacation Club in Cancun and all of us forgot to bring our digicams! if you could just imagine are annoyance. haha. good thing all of us had camera fones then. not really good quality pics but at least the memories were stored :D

Nassau looks great. I saw many cruisers going there but they don't stay there as much as I would like. I definitely want to see Atlantis with those amazing aquariums and Aquaventure. Swimming with dolphins is still my unrealized dream so thanks to your article I am putting Nassau on the No.1 spot of must visit destinations.

The possibilities are just endless in this area. What more could you possibly asked for in the Bahamas? Atlantis Resort, on nearby Paradise Island, dominates the northern view from Nassau; it is the first high rise building ever constructed in the country

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